Paintings

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I looked and looked, but did not see a one. Not even any tracks or other signs. Sigh. Maybe next time. A badger is one of the few mammals that I have not seen in the wild.

My painting shows a view the campground at Badger Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest; west of Portland, Oregon. It was from my September trip. Check out the story; a couple of blog posts back. The red bushes are very dried out huckleberry plants.

Looking East from my attic window, over the rooftops of Hochspeyer to the edge of the state forest beyond. Hochspeyer is surrounded by the northern end of the Naturpark Pfälzer Wald (Nature Park Rhineland-Palatinate Forest). I do not have a clue about the purple tree. A nice couple lives across the street and I will ask them about their tree as soon as I speak German a little better.

Current Happenings —————————–

Both classes are taught through Portland Community College Community Education

October 2018 — Watercolor Sketching: Postcards from My Travels

The class is wrapping up. Watch for more classes in the future. For a description and more information, please visit the class website: https://www.pcc.edu/staff/michael-liebhaber/

February 2019 — Think Like an Artist

Starting or rejoining your creative journey? Demonstrations and activities designed to up your creative game. We will use drawing, painting, and collage to learn about design, color, rendering, and the critical habits that artists use to develop their ideas. Drawing skill is not necessary.
Class website and PCC enrollment will be available as the class date approaches.

Current Exhibition:

“Painting to Save the Trees”

Elisabeth Jones Art Center

516 NW 14th Ave, Portland,OR

Through August

A series of watercolors from the Tree Emergency Response Team project – “Our job is to help trees to be loved and noticed by the community.”

Environmental Projects————————————–

Trees for Sale

I informally “adopt” trees that are growing on land that is for sale. My goal is to record the existence of the trees before they are replaced by progress. The first trees I’ve adopted are a group of old Oak and Douglas Fir trees that sit on land that is for sale near the Scappoose Airport. Some are very old.